Weeks that is – yep, we’ve got a week of this year’s tour in the books and we can count 17 of our potatoes as official. Four more made it over the threshold today. Green Eggs & Yam did not make it easy on himself to get those 129.78 miles. He had a mechanical failure today with a flat tire and air then the front brake died. Despite it all, he finished my ride and earned a magnet! Spud Cool chalked up a total of 111.40 miles for a magnet while Chip-N-Dale and his 105.41 miles is still trying to figure out what CycoTater got him into. Loch Ness reports “a beautiful ride to Windmill Point this morning turned me into an official Potato!!” with 100.27 miles.
With the weekend starting tomorrow, I know that number is going to jump significantly. LOTS of our potatoes are really close. And a lot of them also had happenings today.
Potato Happenings
Po-Kae-To rode the bike for the first time ever to the Y for a class and then back home. Liked it so much it looks like it’s going to happen again tomorrow. As she was on her way to the Y, Rain or Shine Tater was logging the miles in yet another very hot spin class! Yogatato was also spinning away but under a ceiling fan, in the AC (great way to beat the heat).
New Potato celebrated hitting 50 miles in LTdCP today with lunch at Buddy Lou’s right on the trail.
Irish Spud had an adventurous ride with not one but two flat tires (and a turtle) – did the turtle help with the flat tires? Yam Kronen’s bunny didn’t fare as well as the turtle – it was dinner for a couple dogs who decided to give chase in order to protect their kill. Also along for the ride were a deer and a crane – lots-o-wildlife.
Jan Jan Jan Spud, in the true spirit of a potato, headed out for a 20 mile ride. As she headed down to the Piankatank River, she found some good head space and was really feeling it. On the way back home, I realized I wasn’t ready to give it up. Had enough water and snacks to keep going and added another 10 miles to my ride and ended up at almost 30. Felt awesome and totally in the zone. Great ride.
Mythical Patata did not have any fun today. She ran into a bee, hit her lip and stung her – ouch!! Captain Spud is a tapering tater today as he gets ready for a tri on Sunday. Potato Chip Rock is finding it harder to ride on a work day than on a week end.
Spudly Sue rode 28 miles from Southern Shores to the Wright Brothers Memorial and back. Fun times with 8 friends and even saved a land turtle from being squished by a truck!
Tubular Tater listened to Mike Oldfield’s “TUBULAR Bells” for the ride in honor of his tater name. He had a blast and is headed to storage to get out his Telecaster. In his words “God help my family…”
As for my miles, we’re out of town and I’m stressing about not getting my miles in. When I said something to my husband he said “too bad you can’t count the miles on your broom.” Hahaha – he has to sleep sometime.
Administrivia
With all of this pedaling, our potatoes have totaled 7656.31 miles. Only 22,343.69 miles left to meet that “extra challenge” I threw out there.
Results so far are here: Reported Miles
Report miles here: Mileage Entry
Happy Pedaling,
Madam Tuber
Le Tour de Couch Potato® 